Write a story in the form of a top-ten list.

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“The Top Ten Moments That Changed My Life” by Danielle Petrilli

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Ten. September 14, 2019. The first day we met you were wearing the crushed army green velvet dress, with a matching necklace and earring set, faux sapphires, a gift from your grandma. You wear that for every special occasion. Henry was on his phone in between picking at his cuticles. He had on a wrinkled collared shirt and oil-stained jeans. Your voice, soft but crisp, asking what exactly he did at the glass museum. My brother’s voice was waning in and out as I couldn’t help but gawk, memorizing your every feature, each breath you took. I’v...

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“A Change to Pursue” by Thompson Emate

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“Must I always do this?”“Can’t I just have them in there?”“Wherever. My head or my mind.” These were the thoughts filtering through Jason’s mind.“Well, it’s better to have them written down. I can always go back to update myself and make a review.”Jason Page is having a hard time deciding on whether to have a to do-list written down. He has been in and out on this. Precisely, he hasn’t done it for a while in the reason that he hasn’t found it effective. It’s been the same old story. It’s been the same unaccomplished tasks. It’s been the same...

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“We’ve Got 99 Problems, and Here’s Our Top 10” by Elaine Entenza

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File Name: Transcription of FWU’s 2020 Graduation Ceremony Introduction and Commencement Speech Transcribed June 5, 2020 [0:00] College President: Good evening ladies and gentlemen, students and faculty alike. Tonight we gather in celebration, festivity, and merriment, to recognize and honor First World University’s graduating class of 2020! Audience: &...

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“Hoping for More” by Kelly Brackett

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Ten occasions this year that I believed I was going insane. I tried to understand it, but I could not. I sighed faintly as I looked down at the floor, my mind fixated on rejecting this man before me. Honestly, I didn't even know his name, but he appeared to know me and was determined to ask me on a date. I shook my head, attempting to think of a polite method to say no when I saw my best friend out of the corner of my eye. No, there was someone my heart was dying for that I would never have. “Claire,...

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“The Top-Ten To-Do List For A Happy Wife ” by I Sammy

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The Top-Ten To-Do List For A Happy Wife By Indira Sammy A happy wife makes for a happy life. We have heard this sentence over and over again but few know how to really achieve it. I have decided to explain with step by step instructions as to how it can be done. I will unmask the conundrum of a happy wife. Each item can be done in isolation, but if followed as laid out, the results will exceed all expectations. 1. Make her dinner After a hard day’s work, a woman wants to come home and not have to wo...

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“A story of love that's cursed and blessed, smiling and weeping, but still alive.” by Joline Elizabeth

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"Tell me the story of how the sun loved the moon so much to die every night to let them breath" "I will love you a thousand times, over and over again" i. You were my start and my ending When ambiguity is bathed in the lights of a near aurora, doubts evaporate from my belonging and freedom is unconditional to my desires that just won't ever find satisfaction. when i opened my eyes and my lungs were filled with the gift of crimson stillness that burnt me and did not at the same time, i still remember the damp veil of imperfection t...

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“One Thousand Paper Cuts” by Luciana Skakovsky

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It was a cold winter afternoon when it happened. The street looked like an unfinished painting. So much of the canvas was still perfectly white, as if waiting for the artist's hand to return. The sound of tyres screeching and alarms going off was deafening but quiet at the same time. She was walking down the street. The breeze created by the passing cars made her shiver, so she huddled against the cold and placed her hands in her pockets. Despite the depressing scenery in the bustling, yet boring city, Alex felt fine. She w...

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“A year of ups and downs” by Jamila Foxwood

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I can’t really start to count the many ups and downs of this year. After all the many trials and errors, I was actually pleasantly surprised, where I ended up now, that all this was coming to an end. 1. The year started off pretty good. My job was not crazier than usual. I had it for quite some time now, it never was my favourite, but it was the only one I got and I had something warm on my plate every day and some extra money to put on the side. But then, problems started to arise. Or to put it in different words; I got fired. It hit m...

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“Top Ten Things To Do (Before I Die)” by Sienna Baker

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10: Go to Norway That’s how these lists always start out, isn’t it? Something real bloody generic. Like, nobody cares that you want to go to Norway. Just like nobody cares about your vacation pictures, or that your dog died, or that you got the flu, unless they’re in close proximity to you. I wonder if anyone will really care about my death. But in all seriousness, Norway would be a cool place to go to in the last few months I have. It had been something suggested to me by my first ever girlfriend, when I was nineteen, and thought, yea...

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“Obligations” by Rudra 💥

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The side balcony looked drenched from the previous day's snow. The hall was whitewashed and the walls slightly vitiated, but Anthony couldn't condemn the decent apartment his seven-month earning could fetch. "You see, my husband was really strict about keeping the apartment clean", the landlady bragged about the apartment which was gifted from her husband who served in the Canadian Army. Homie leaned to his leg and cocked his head to the right. 'Somebody is enjoying the show', Anthony thought to himself. Settling the landlady, Anthony collap...

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Write a story in the form of a top-ten list.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 115 stories

“The Top Ten Moments That Changed My Life” by Danielle Petrilli

“A Change to Pursue” by Thompson Emate

“We’ve Got 99 Problems, and Here’s Our Top 10” by Elaine Entenza

“Hoping for More” by Kelly Brackett

“The Top-Ten To-Do List For A Happy Wife ” by I Sammy

“A story of love that's cursed and blessed, smiling and weeping, but still alive.” by Joline Elizabeth

“One Thousand Paper Cuts” by Luciana Skakovsky

“A year of ups and downs” by Jamila Foxwood

“Top Ten Things To Do (Before I Die)” by Sienna Baker

“Obligations” by Rudra 💥

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Write about someone scrambling to finish a goal in the last few hours of the year.

Write about someone keeping track of time with tally marks on a wall — until one day they discover that all the marks are gone.

Write a story that takes place across ten days.

Write a story that takes place across ten seconds.

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